> Anyone with a clue, could probably find out the type
> of chip anyway.
Like I wrote "As a first line of defence". Will take him some time to,
nevertheless.

> Why was the whole post from Bob Ammerman included ?
Sorry. Just replied to a post from PICList to get the id and [PIC] tag
there. Forgot to remove the post, although I DID change the subject. :-)
My mistake.

Mohit.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu 
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Jan-Erik Soderholm
> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 5:15 PM
> To: piclist@mit.edu
> Subject: RE: [PIC] Remove IC markings
> 
> 
> Mohit Mahajan wrote :
> 
> > As a first line of defence against code copying, I'd like to
> > remove the markings on ICs; logo, number, etc.
> 
> Anyone with a clue, could probably find out the type
> of chip anyway.
> 
> > Can
> > anybody suggest a chemical that can dissolve the
> > printing and not damage the IC package?
> 
> I *think* that some (Microchip) uses laser based "printing" 
> today. Can't be just dissolved. It must be grinded off.
> 
> > I've seen people use nail-polish to cover the markings.
> 
> And I've seen my wife use nail-polish remover.
> Never tried it myself (and *if* I'd had, I would not say so 
> here anyway... :-) ), but it seems to work just OK... :-) :-)
> 
> Regards,
> Jan-Erik.
> PS.
> Why was the whole post from Bob Ammerman included ?
> 
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